diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c b/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
index 3ddbc3880cac8..9e51c064b0728 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/auth.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ int nvmet_auth_host_hash(struct nvmet_req *req, u8 *response,
 	nvme_auth_free_key(transformed_key);
 out_free_tfm:
 	crypto_free_shash(shash_tfm);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int nvmet_auth_ctrl_hash(struct nvmet_req *req, u8 *response,